Assignment Services

Assignment Add

Assignment Add Services are used to assign a task or project to be completed. This includes original assignment, reassignment, assignment changes, and assignment cancellations. These messages apply to Vehicle Damage and Imaging, Rental, Glass, Property Damage, Tow and Subrogation Demand.

Common Recommendations

The following recommendations are common to all Assignment Add implementations

Implementation / Use Case	Purpose	Link
<AdminInfo> Aggregate	An aggregate of information that describes the data common to administrative information regarding the parties associated with the document.
<PartyType> Aggregate	This identifies the type of party. For the list of values/codes see the Party Type tab in the CIECA Master Code List
<VehicleInfo> Aggregate	An aggregate of information detailing specific information about a vehicle that is directly related to a claim. Private passenger and commercial vehicles are referenced in this specification.
<DocumentInfo> Aggregate	An aggregate that contains all of the identifying information about the specific message document. A message must have a document information segment. The maximum occurrence for a Document Information aggregate is once.
<AssignmentEvent>	How to store the history of an assignment/reassignment with multiple Assignment Events	Assignment Event History IG
<VehicleDamageAssignment>	How to document multiple instances of assignment memo	Vehicle Damage Assignment with multiple memo IG
Prior Damage Documentation	How to send pre-condition photos or documents of unrelated prior damage to appraiser	Attachment IG

Business / Use Case Specific Recommendations

The following Implementation Guides are used to show how the collision industry shares data with the Assignment Add Message. The recommended data is suggestions from the industry; you and your trading partner should decide the data you will pass that falls under the BMS Guidelines.

Use Case	Purpose	Link
Appraisal Requirements	How to send Appraisal Requirements	Appraisal Requirements IG
Control Environmental Reporting Assignment	Recommendations for sending control environment reporting information with an assignment
Glass Assignment	Assignment to a glass repair provider
Glass Reassignment	To reassign a task from one glass repairer to another
Indicate Receiver for an Assignment	How to indicate the receiver of a loss assignment	Assignment Receiver IG
Reassignment	How to send a reassignment/re-dispatch message (change working appraiser)
Rental Car Assignment	Assignment to a rental car provider	Rental Assignment IG
Scan Assignment	Recommendations for sending Scan data with an assignment
Subrogation Assignment	Assignment to a subrogation provider
Towing Assignment	Assignment to a towing provider	Towing Assignment IG
Total Loss Indicator	How to indicate a possible or potential total loss on an assignment	Total Loss Indicator IG
Update Administrative Data	How to update administrative data in an assignment add	Assignment Admin Update IG
Vehicle Damage Assignment	Assignment to a repairer or appraiser to prepare an estimate	Vehicle Damage Assignment IG